Katie Compton, Logan Owen take silver in Zolder ‘cross

The United States earned two podium spots on Wednesday at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, when Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross Collective) and Logan Owen (Bermerton, Wash./Team Redline) each finished second in their respective race.

It was Compton’s third podium finish in the month of December, following world cup wins in Roubaix and Namur. The American national champion battled back from several crashes to finish just more than a minute behind world champion Marianne Vos (NED/Rabobank Women Cycling Team). Crossing the line in 19th,Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wis./Cannodale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) was the next highest-placed American in Heusden-Zolder.

Compton still leads the UCI World Cup women’s standings with 340 points, 105 points ahead of second-ranked Nikki Harris of Great Britain.

Junior Men’s Race

A similar framework played out in the junior men’s race, with Owen finishing second to world champion Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands. The podium finish comes on the heels of Owen’s win at the non-world cup Soudal Classic Citadelle de Namur just three days prior. He is now ranked second in the UCI World Cup junior men’s standings behind van der Poel.